Ash-sifter.



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L. STAWICKI.

ASH SIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. |8| I9|6| Patented Mar..20, 1917.

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ASH SIFTEB APPLICATION FILED MAR. I8. 191e.

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LUDWIK STAWICKI, F MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN'.

ASH-SIFTEB.

Specification of Letters l'atent.l

Patented Mar. 20, 1917.

Application filed March 18, 1916. Serial No. 85,033.

ers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in ash sifters.

4The primary object of the invention is the provision of a deviceserviceable for household use whereby ashes may be sifted by a clean andsanitary method, the combustible contents being easily separated foruse.

A further object of the device is the provision of an ash sifter havinga neat appearance and being easily operated While preventing the escapeofdirt and dust during the sifting operation, the partially burnt coalbeing readily removed for reburning.

A still further object of the device is the provision of an ash sifterhaving two parts which may be readily separated, lthe device being cheapand easy to manufacture lfrom sheet metal and being highly efficient inits operation and non-combustible in structure.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in thenovel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings and then claimed.

1n the drawings forming a part of this application and in which VlikedesignatingV characters refer to corresponding parts throughout theseveral views Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional view throughthedevice as positioned dur ing the sifting operation.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with the elements normally arrangedand with the ash tray partially removed, the bail thereof being shownelevated in dotted lines.

Fig. 4 is a perspective Vview of a forward corner portion of the devicewith the slide door partly opened.

Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse sectional view of the device taken upona plane at right angles to the plane of section of Fig. 1, the sievebeing shown partially tilted by dotted lines.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken upon line VI-VI of Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail sectional view of a' rear portion of thesieve member inclosing the receiving tray therein, and

Fig; S is a detail sectional view taken upon line VIH-V111 of Fig. 3.

rlhe present device being specially designed for household use in theoperation of sifting mixed ashes and cinders for the purpose ofseparating the same to allow the cinders so cleaned to be employed forburning, a clust-proof substantially cubical casing 10 -isemployed forcontaining the operative mechanism hereinafter set forth and adapted toprevent the escape of ashes and dirt during the sifting operation. A

A pan shaped sieve or sifting member 11 is revolubly mounted upon ahorizontal axis within the casing 10 by means of a shaft 12 securedlongitudinally of the bottom 13 of the said sieve and'having its innerend 14 journaled in aperforation 15 in the rear ayall 16 of the saidcasing while the forward end of the shaft 12 rests in a central socket17 in the lo-wer edge 1S of a door opening 19 in the forward side 2() ofthe said casing. A slide door 21 .is arranged for the said dooropening-19 and has a cooperating socket 22 in its lower edge foroverlying the shaft 12,

Y whereby the sockets 17 and 22, each of which is substantiallysemicircular, form a journal bearing for the said forward end of thesieve shaft 12. A. hand operating lever 2?) is pivoted as at 24 to theouter free end of the shaft 12, the said lever being retained in itsnormally lowered position by means of a U-shaped spring clip 25 mountedadjacent the bottom of the front wall 12 and centrally thereof. Thesieve 11 hasa foraminous cov- A ering 26 upon the side thereof oppositeits bottom 13 while the forward end of the said sieve is normally openedadapted for the sliding reception of a receiving tray 27 ofsubstantially the same configuration as the sieve 11 but `of slightlyless dimensions, it being understood that the said tray is open at thetop thereof being provided with an edge bead 28 which is positionedadjacent the sieve covering 26 when the tray is operatively arrangedwithin the sieve, as best illustrated in Fig. 7 of the drawings.

A. swinging bail 29 is carried by the tray 27 having its free endslightly bent for overlying the forward edge of the said tray when thebail is in its inoperative position which allows such free end towedgingly' engage the forward edge of the sieve covering 26 forassisting to retain the tray within the sieve. Stop washers 30 arecarried by the shaft 12 adjacent its opposite ends for bearing againstthe rear and front walls of the casing l0 when the sieve is arrangedtherein, while it will be understood that when the device is normallypositioned as shown in Fig. 3 ofthe drawings, the door 21 may be openedby means of its handle 31 for allowing the tray 27 to be withdrawn fromthe sieve by means of the bail 29 for emptying the cinders from the trayand refilling the same with einders and ashes. The tray is thenre-positioned in the sieve ll by sliding the same therein and uponlowering the top 2l7 the lever 23 is detached from the clip 25 and uponbeing released, the sieve ll reverses its position by reason of its ownweight with the foraminous covering 26 arranged downwardly and whereuponlateral impulses imparted to the lever 23 results in sifting the ashesfrom the t'ay 27 through the sieve covering 2G and .into the ash box 32at the bottom of the easing l0.

The said ash box 32 is slidably arranged upon the casing bottom and hasa handhold knob 34: whereby the box is readily removed for emptying theashes therefrom and then reinserted in the casing for further use duringthe sifting operation. fr handle 35 is pivoted to the top of the easingwhereby the entire device may be readily carried whenever desired.

It will thus be apparent that a handy device for readily sifting ashesis arranged 1,21s,eeo

presenting an unobjeetionable appearance and preventing the escape ofany material during the sifting operation, it being noted thatsubstantially the entire structure is formed of sheet metal, the devicebeing absolutely fire-proof.

llVhile the form of 5^the invention herein shown and described is whatis believed to be the preferable embodiment thereof, it is neverthelessto be understood that minor changes may be made in theform, proportionand details of construction without de` parting from the spirit andscope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

lllhat I claim as new is An ash-sifter, including a sieve having aforaminous covering, said sieve'having fixed centrally to its bottom, ashaft journaled in position for reversing the sieve bottom-upward as inpresenting the sieve-covering downwardly in performing the siftingoperation,` said shaft having pivotally eonnested to one end thereof ahandle, means forthe retention of said. handle in position as againstthe casual rotation of said shaft, and a tray insertible within saidsieifeTone end of the latter being open therefor, said tray having'pivotally Connected thereto a bail. having its free end bent foroverlying the forward edge of said tray and wedgingly engage the forwardedge of the sieve to provide for aiding the retention -of the traywithin the sieve.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

` LUDWI/K STAl/VICIU.

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